Application Development Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in South Carolina.

📋 Description

• Act as the primary technical liaison between clients and TOPPAN for the Flexibles Division.

• Oversee the development and technical service initiatives at designated accounts and markets.

• Collaborate with the Commercial Team to discover and commercialize flexible packaging prospects.

• Spearhead technical efforts to enhance sales of current structures, innovate new flexible packaging solutions, boost productivity, and elevate product performance.

• Foster and sustain robust technical relationships with customers.

• Convert customer needs into TOPPAN specifications and create manufacturing guidelines.

• Ensure the portfolio aligns with business goals and client requirements.

• Manage projects by establishing success criteria, analyzing data and scientific insights, making technical suggestions, and executing throughout the project lifecycle.

• Design and lead pilot, production, and filling/packing trials.

• Draft trial reports for both internal and external distribution.

• Coordinate internal and external resources to achieve objectives.

• Deliver regular technical service activities.

• Create written and verbal presentations, project plans, updates, and periodic reports.

• Travel to manufacturing facilities, suppliers, clients, conferences, and innovation partners.

• Maintain comprehensive and accurate work records, including documentation of intellectual property.

⛳️ Requirements

• Profound knowledge of material science (OPP, PET, PE films, Nylon, paper, and foil laminations).

• Experience in new product development, flexible packaging applications, project management, and customer relationship management.

• Preferred experience in key growth sectors of food packaging, including baked goods, confections, biscuits/cookies, sweet and salty snacks, and granola.

• Bachelor of Science degree, preferably in Engineering, Food Science, Packaging, or a Plastics-related field.

• 2–5 years of experience in flexible packaging product development and manufacturing processes.

• Knowledge of standard flexible converting processes, such as printing (roto/flexo), laminating (adhesive and extrusion), coating, slitting, pouching, and form/fill/seal conversion.

• Easy access to a major airport is required.

• Willingness and capacity to travel domestically and internationally.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents, including FSA and HSA options.

• 401(k) retirement plan with company matching.

• Wellbeing tools and resources to support overall health, including an Employee Assistance Program offering various services.

• Paid time off and holidays.

• Company-paid and optional employee-paid insurance plans, including life, personal accident, and disability insurance.

• Tuition reimbursement.

• Competitive salary.

• Reasonable accommodations throughout the application and employment processes.